Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Nutmegs, or castor beans, around the neck or in the pocket to prevent indigestion and colic...
Knee cap of a sheep worn as a garter to prevent leg muscle cramps...
Hair combings to be burned, to prevent a bird from finding them and building them into a nest. Otherwise the careless comber will suffer headaches until the fledglings leave the hair-woven nest...
Pierced ears to prevent weak eyes...
Straighten out an amputated "hand or foot and bury it comfortably in a roomy box to prevent its paining its erstwhile owner...